Maintenance Electrician

Rolls-Royce; Derby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Derby is seeking a Maintenance Electrician to perform maintenance tasks on manufacturing equipment. The ideal candidate has NVQ level 3 in Electrotechnical, experience in 3 phase systems, and understanding of HSE standards. Join us for a dynamic work environment with excellent growth opportunities and benefits.

Benefits

Bonus

Employee support assistance

Employee discounts

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 or equivalent in relevant Electrotechnical time served apprenticeship.
• Experience of 3 phase within an industrial environment; PLC certification would be preferable.
• Good understanding of Electrical Installations and maintenance operations.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine, reactive, troubleshooting, and preventive maintenance tasks.
• Utilise precision diagnostic instruments during maintenance.
• Analyse equipment data to inform maintenance approaches.

Skills

3 phase electrical experience

Good understanding of electrical installations

Basic IT literacy

Understanding of HSE Standards

Education

NVQ level 3 or equivalent in Electrotechnical

Current BS7671 Certificate (18th Edition)

Job description

Overview

Maintenance Electrician — Full Time — Derby

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Maintenance Electrician to join our team in Derby.

As a Maintenance Electrician, you will provide support to the Manufacturing Services Leader and Manufacturing Services Engineer to ensure the organisation’s objectives and goals are delivered. You will be responsible for performing Electrical installations, repairs and maintenance on Production & Experimental Test Beds, manufacturing assets and all associated production equipment.

Join us and we’ll provide an environment where you can be yourself, with an inclusive culture that provides a platform for continuous learning and a breadth of opportunities to grow your career.

At Rolls-Royce, we pioneer the power that matters to our customers, to society and to the planet. We deliver the best jet engines in the world and, through intelligent innovation and active collaboration, we keep our customers at the forefront of the aviation industry. Our product portfolio powers more than 35 types of commercial aircraft, and with over 13,000 engines in service globally, we’re keeping the world flying. We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits.

These benefits include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts. We encourage flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working wherever possible, so you can be at your best wherever and whenever you work.

What you’ll be doing

As a Maintenance Electrician, you will perform a range of routine, reactive, troubleshooting and preventive maintenance tasks across a broad range of manufacturing assets and production equipment across a plant, site or business, to ensure that manufacturing equipment is safe, available and capable for use when required. You will coordinate activities with Production Staff and regularly communicate with Production Leaders, Team Leaders and Production Operators.

• Utilise precision diagnostic instruments during maintenance. Use drawings and data to inform and implement the most effective approach towards capable electrical systems.
• Analyse equipment data to inform and implement the most effective approach towards maintenance.
• Read and interpret machinery and component drawings, pneumatics, hydraulics and mechanical diagrams and schematics, maintenance manuals, and parts catalogues to enable maintenance and diagnostics.
• Work with site Manufacturing Engineers to understand and restore equipment performance to standard.

Who we’re looking for

At Rolls-Royce we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do. These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

• NVQ level 3 or equivalent in relevant Electrotechnical time served apprenticeship.
• Experience of 3 phase within an industrial environment; PLC certification would be preferable.
• Current BS7671 Certificate (18th Edition).
• Good understanding of Electrical Installations and maintenance operations, able to work to engineering drawings.
• Basic IT literacy.
• Understanding of local and regional HSE Standards and regulations.

Join us

Join us and power our future. Pioneers of Power. We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures bring different perspectives, and the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

We welcome applications from people with a refugee background.

You can learn more about our global inclusion strategy at careers.rolls-royce.com

Closing Date: 25 September 2025

Job Category: Manufacturing Services - Factory Staff

Posting Date: 04 Sept 2025; 00:09

Posting End Date: 24 Sept 2025